So, we went to this Chinese buffet, and they had Jelly with an opaque layer... which was yummy. So I decided to experiment with the Striped Opaque stuff... and came up with this. Not only did i do the fish, but two pretty big bowls - this recipe makes TONS. I'm going to do some experiments with this, making the jelly stiffer, finding a way to use a deep mould etc... but for the time being, this is damn good eating jelly, and it's wibbly as heck.
You will need 5 packs of jelly in different flavours (it's fairly important you choose your flavours so they don't all end up the same colour btw), a can of evaporated milk, two measuring jugs, a soup spoon, and shallowish jelly moulds with enough space to hold 5 pints of jelly.
With each pack of jelly, you're going to be making two of the layers - you make the clear one, put it in the fridge for 30 mins, make the opaque one, and pour it onto the clear one... you can get all excited about mixing up the colours and stuff, but tbh, i couldn't face having that much jelly open and available to the dog.
Clear Layer
1/2 pack of jelly (6 cubes)
1/4 pint of hot water
1/4 pint of cold water
This recipe is bad for the environment... because when I say hot water, I mean boiling, and you're going to need lots of it over a long period of time. It's especially important in the opaque layer, because the water/jelly ratio is lower.
Pour the hot water onto the jelly and stir it loads till it's all dissolved. You might even need to microwave it, if your water wasn't hot enough. Pour in the cold water and stir to mix. The first layer is the easiest - you can pour it directly onto the moulds with no trouble. Put in fridge for 30 minutes
Opaque Layer
1/2 pack of jelly (6 cubes)
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp of REALLY hot water
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp of cold water
1/3 cup + 1 tbsp of evaporated milk
Don't use condensed milk, or normal milk. It'll be rank.
Right. This is where it starts to get complex with the pouring. If you left it in the fridge overnight, the layer would be totally set, and you could basically do what you like... however, because life is WAY TOO FREAKING SHORT for that... you're going to need to hold a spoon more or less horizontal just above the semi set layer, and gently pour the opaque jelly onto the spoon - this kinda slows it down and stuff, and stops it punching a hole right through the layer - it'll slowly spread out all over the first layer, and you can shove it back into the fridge for another 30 mins.
Right. So that's basically the pattern - keep alternating opaque and clear layers, and keep using the spoon to slow the pouring and the fridge to speed up the setting. For firmly set jelly, leave it overnight after the last layer.
Stay tuned for further experimentations...
